Nerve cells News

Several billion nerve cells communicate with each other in the body so that humans and other living beings can perceive and react to their environment. Cross-linking mass spectrometry helps identify the interaction sites of the proteins.

Doctors have successfully treated a 24-year-old girl, suffering from Multiple Sclerosis with bone marrow transplant (BMT).

In a development that could potentially lead to new treatments for diabetes, researchers have found that a protein that regulates the development of nerve cells also plays a role in prompting cells in the pancreas to release insulin, a hormone that helps to maintain a normal level of blood sugar.

Smoking-related deficits in brain dopamine, a chemical released by neurons to send signals to other nerve cells, return to normal levels three months after quitting, according to a new study.

The research team was able to identify an experimental drug, which was currently in clinical trials for adult cancer, with the potential to interrupt the loop and halt tumour progression, Australia-based Children's Cancer Institute said. 

These brain cells called Purkinje cells, located in the cerebellum at the base of the brain, are essential for our body's balance.